TRAVELER'S TALE AND OTHER POEMS

Ethos Book (2011)

Spanning time, geographical locations and metaphysical boundaries, Traveler’s Tale and Other Poems is a personal journey that is at once unique and universal.

From a Singapore childhood, through national service, to a life lived abroad, these poems open a window to an existence viscerally connected to nature and the world at large. Like all journeys, there are twists and turns, triumphs and setbacks, and many unexpected, intimate moments.

The American spelling of “Traveler” offers a clue to the direction of the author’s journey. Yet, oftentimes, it is not the destination that matters; it is the act of getting there that counts.

WHEN THE OLD MAN DIES (A LUXURY WE CANNOT AFFORD)

KATONG

Probably my most visible poem, Katong was part of the Singapore Memory Project and was blown up and displayed on the wall of The Arts House in early 2014. This was also a featured poem for the 2015 "Text in the City" initiative, a campaign by The Arts House to encourage Singaporeans to use poetry (and cell phones) to learn and text about different parts of the city.

B'HAIKU

b'haiku is a new poetic form I am currently experimenting with. Comprising of two twinned haiku, it is a slightly skewed mirror that I use to express and reflect ideas and notions that may not be possible with a solitary haiku.